Adeno-associated virus Archives • Fragile X Research

Role of FMRP in the Regulation of Synaptic Plasticity

FRAXA Research Foundation 1994-2000 Grants • 2001-2005 Grants • 2006-2010 Grants • Completed Research Grant • Greenough, William • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign • Weiler, Ivan Jeanne February 2, 2009April 25, 2018Adeno-associated virus, mRNAs

With more than $1,000,000 from FRAXA Research Foundation over 13 years, Drs. William Greenough and Ivan-Jeanne Weiler at the University of Illinois uncovered the role of FMRP at synapses, leading to much of the subsequent research on Fragile X syndrome.

FMR1 Gene Delivery Using Herpes Simplex Virus Vectors

FRAXA Research Foundation 2001-2005 Grants • Bloom, David • Completed Research Grant • Genetic Rescue • University of Florida March 1, 2003March 21, 2019Adeno-associated virus, autism

With $89,000 from FRAXA Research Foundation over 2001-2005, Dr. David Bloom investigated gene therapy for Fragile X. The Bloom lab specializes in the development of gene therapy techniques, and they have succeeded in transferring the Fragile X gene (fmr1) into the brains of live mice, using viral vectors. They studied ways to enhance this process, with the ultimate goal of gene therapy for people with Fragile X.

Prospects For Gene Therapy in the Fragile X

FRAXA Research Foundation 1994-2000 Grants • 2001-2005 Grants • Completed Research Grant • Genetic Rescue • New York State Institute for Basic Research • Rattazzi, Mario February 27, 2002August 13, 2018Adeno-associated virus, cancer, TAT (Trans-Activator of Transcription)

With a $90,000 grant from FRAXA Research Foundation from 2000-2002, Dr. Mario Rattazzi at the New York State Institute for Basic Research explored gene therapy: ways to transfer the FMR1 gene across the blood-brain-barrier in normal rats and mice, and then in FMR1 knockout mice. Results published.